National Republican., 1887-09-10
THE FOUNTAIN or YOUTH.

Powerful Currents of Magnetic Air
Escaping from u Well six Hundred
Feet Deep.
EDITOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN: II may
not be unintertstng to the scientists OF the
medical faculty now in our city to direct
their attention to the late discovery Of the
wonderful currents Of magnetic air natur-
ally flowing from well In Texas, which,
II is said, no doubt has marvellous virtues
in the cure OF paralysis an similar diseases.
Magnetic batteries have long been applied
to restore the functions in a number of
cases Of aflliCtion, but 1t Is believed that
this is the fret discovery OF natural flow
OF magnetic currents, which evidently must
possess remarkable curative properties, aud
keeping pace with the march OF science it1
will be found most worthy OF investigation.
SAM. c. REID.
The following account, which was lately
furnished to the Galveston Ne,cs, will be
read with interest
About one hundred miles east of FL pssD,
near Sierra BlanCo, on the line of the Tex ~
ard Pacific railway, there lisa strange phcnnm
enOn that has just come to public notice. Tue
authority for the statements about to be male
Is ex.GOv. John G. Brown. of Tennessee, re.
ceiVer of the Texas and Pacific, who visltel
this city few days ago accompanied by sew.
eral officials of the road, including Division
Superintendent Judy, in whose Jurisdiction
the phenomenon Is located. Goy. Brown and
superintendent Judy told the story To one or
two persons here and 1t has just com, ont,
About three years ago the Texas and PaHlhc
Railway Company undertook to sink an arte-
sian well few miles east of Sierra Banco
which is a little hamlet ninety-hve miles east
OF FL Paso. The wOrkmen put the pipe dOwn
about six hundred feet, when suddenly IN
diopped about Nix feet. and current OF air
rushed up the pipe. Drilling ced'el anl tnl
well was abandoned, the GO feet nj pipe re-
naming In the ground and giving 4 cJnnec.
tiun between the surface Of the earth and the
subterianean caviy n quarter OF milo be-
meath.
The phenomenon did no. At that tim, ~.
tiatt the attention OF any one sufficiently In.
tcfested to investigate. Recently, however,
superintendent Judy's attention was called tO
", and his personal examination aud inquiries
have developed peculiar facts and testimony
about the wonderful well. GOV. Brown stopped
TO see II on his way here. Not many people
live near the well, but those who do resi- ie IN
the ntighbnrhoud of It nre thoroughly nc
quninted with 1t. Ever since 1t was Abandoned,
three years ago the people near by have been
in the nhit Of going and sitting about the
well IN summer to enjoy the col aud invig).
rating air that fushes up the piOc. Que Of the
sttsnge.t things is the fact that The current OF
air cbbs and flows like the ocean IL les. From
lO:l5 n. m. til 1915 y. m current of nir
rushes out Of the pipe with sound that re-
sCmhles the noise made by locomotive blow.
ing of steam, so loud that /, eau be heard Tor
OF air ceases and a strong suction sets in which
lasts for the next twCnty.four nnurs, this ebb
and fow continuing day aftes day. II hag
been observed by horsemen tnat, Whenever
they get in the neighb rrh 1oi OF the well
strong magnetic forces are felt, and Splrks are
given OFF If the horses name l. touched
Recently man from Sierra Blanc, was sit.
| ting close to the well, and on taking out his
| poCket-kuifc found nail which he h "a In his
| pocket cling'ng to the knife. He held the
| knife in the current of AR, and found the mag
| DCtip property greatly increased,
Several weeks ago Superintendent Judy held
! his pocket knife in the current of air for four
minutes, and the knife Is still strongly magne-
| tied from the effect. The outhowihg current
! OF air Is believed to possess remarkable cura
tive properties Its efficacy is to be tested by
experiments upon cases Of paralysis aud other
diseases. The people who live near the Won
derful well call II the fountain OF youth"